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Antoine De Raeve

Antoine De Raeve

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance

Belgium

20 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

Career

Antoine De Raeve is a partner and lawyer at AKD who brings more than 31 years of experience to the firm, essentially in the area of banking and finance. His practice covers the entire spectrum of lending and credit products, with a particular focus on acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate syndicated loans, real estate finance and trade & export finance. He acts on the side of (bank- and non-bank) lenders, borrowers and sponsors, in each case both on domestic and cross-border finance transactions.

Antoine is a member of the Dutch-speaking Brussels Bar, and joined AKD in 2023 from another international law firm where he practised since 1991. He has been top-ranked "Band 1", "Market Leader" and "Tier 1" in all major banking and finance legal directories for many years, with excellent client praise.

Antoine is fluent in Dutch, French and English. He holds a law degree from the University of Ghent (Belgium), as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY).

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Chambers European Guide

Banking & Finance - Belgium

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Antoine De Raeve assists multinational borrowers with amendments to credit facilities, as well as acting for lenders and underwriters on syndicated financing mandates and real estate financings.

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Strengths

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  • Antoine De Raeve is focused on maintaining a good relationship with the client. He remains really calm and patient in high-pressure transactions.

    Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide

  • Antoine De Raeve is just a great lawyer. He has deep expertise and commercial acumen and is responsive.

    Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide

  • Antoine De Raeve expertly pilots the transaction, demonstrating full command of the entire process.

    Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide

  • Antoine De Raeve is great to work with and is our first port of call for Belgian financing matters.

    Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide

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